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* basic question on imposition
@ 2014-05-14 15:55 Pablo Rodriguez
  2014-05-14 19:37 ` Willi Egger
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Rodriguez @ 2014-05-14 15:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mailing list for ConTeXt users

Dear list,

I’m trying to build a booklet from an existing PDF document, my code is
the following (copied from the wiki long time ago):

    \setuppapersize     [A5][A4,landscape]
    \setuparranging     [2UP,doublesided]
    \setuplayout [backspace=0pt,
        topspace=0pt,
           width=middle,
          height=middle,
        location=middle,
          header=0pt,
          footer=0pt,
          grid=no, marking=off]
    \starttext
    \insertpages[document.pdf][width=0pt]
    \stoptext

It works perfectly, but I would like to achieve the same effect, only
imposing 4 pages on each side of the paper (8 pages per sheet).

Replacing the first two lines with:

    \setuppapersize     [A6][A4]
    \setuparranging     [2*4]

rearranges all pages, but not the way I want. With the previous option,
I have to cut the paper in four.

I would like to avoid this. I would like to cut the A4 in two landscape
A5 to be folded (not cut) in two A6 pages.

Which is the way to get this imposition?

Many thanks for your help,


Pablo
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* Re: basic question on imposition
  2014-05-14 15:55 basic question on imposition Pablo Rodriguez
@ 2014-05-14 19:37 ` Willi Egger
  2014-05-16 17:06   ` Pablo Rodriguez
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Willi Egger @ 2014-05-14 19:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: NTG-Context ConTeXt users

Pablo,

there is no imposing scheme in ConTeXt which can do this. The only way is to cut the A4 in two A5, Use 2Side imposing scheme and print the the A5 paper…

Willi
On 14 mei 2014, at 17:55, Pablo Rodriguez <oinos@gmx.es> wrote:

> Dear list,
> 
> I’m trying to build a booklet from an existing PDF document, my code is
> the following (copied from the wiki long time ago):
> 
>    \setuppapersize     [A5][A4,landscape]
>    \setuparranging     [2UP,doublesided]
>    \setuplayout [backspace=0pt,
>        topspace=0pt,
>           width=middle,
>          height=middle,
>        location=middle,
>          header=0pt,
>          footer=0pt,
>          grid=no, marking=off]
>    \starttext
>    \insertpages[document.pdf][width=0pt]
>    \stoptext
> 
> It works perfectly, but I would like to achieve the same effect, only
> imposing 4 pages on each side of the paper (8 pages per sheet).
> 
> Replacing the first two lines with:
> 
>    \setuppapersize     [A6][A4]
>    \setuparranging     [2*4]
> 
> rearranges all pages, but not the way I want. With the previous option,
> I have to cut the paper in four.
> 
> I would like to avoid this. I would like to cut the A4 in two landscape
> A5 to be folded (not cut) in two A6 pages.
> 
> Which is the way to get this imposition?
> 
> Many thanks for your help,
> 
> 
> Pablo
> -- 
> http://www.ousia.tk
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* Re: basic question on imposition
  2014-05-14 19:37 ` Willi Egger
@ 2014-05-16 17:06   ` Pablo Rodriguez
  2014-05-16 17:47     ` Hans Hagen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Rodriguez @ 2014-05-16 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mailing list for ConTeXt users

On 05/14/2014 09:37 PM, Willi Egger wrote:
> Pablo,
> 
> there is no imposing scheme in ConTeXt which can do this. The only
> way is to cut the A4 in two A5, Use 2Side imposing scheme and print
> the the A5 paper…

Many thanks for your reply, Willy.

Is there no way to add a new \setuparranging? I think it may be useful
to others.

Cutting paper is not an option for me, since I don’t have a printer. I
have to print in copyshops. And A4 is the only option.


Pablo


> On 14 mei 2014, at 17:55, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
> 
>> Dear list,
>>
>> I’m trying to build a booklet from an existing PDF document, my code is
>> the following (copied from the wiki long time ago):
>>
>>    \setuppapersize     [A5][A4,landscape]
>>    \setuparranging     [2UP,doublesided]
>>    \setuplayout [backspace=0pt,
>>        topspace=0pt,
>>           width=middle,
>>          height=middle,
>>        location=middle,
>>          header=0pt,
>>          footer=0pt,
>>          grid=no, marking=off]
>>    \starttext
>>    \insertpages[document.pdf][width=0pt]
>>    \stoptext
>>
>> It works perfectly, but I would like to achieve the same effect, only
>> imposing 4 pages on each side of the paper (8 pages per sheet).
>>
>> Replacing the first two lines with:
>>
>>    \setuppapersize     [A6][A4]
>>    \setuparranging     [2*4]
>>
>> rearranges all pages, but not the way I want. With the previous option,
>> I have to cut the paper in four.
>>
>> I would like to avoid this. I would like to cut the A4 in two landscape
>> A5 to be folded (not cut) in two A6 pages.
>>
>> Which is the way to get this imposition?
>>
>> Many thanks for your help,
>>
>>
>> Pablo


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* Re: basic question on imposition
  2014-05-16 17:06   ` Pablo Rodriguez
@ 2014-05-16 17:47     ` Hans Hagen
  2014-05-16 19:13       ` Pablo Rodriguez
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Hans Hagen @ 2014-05-16 17:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mailing list for ConTeXt users

On 5/16/2014 7:06 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
> On 05/14/2014 09:37 PM, Willi Egger wrote:
>> Pablo,
>>
>> there is no imposing scheme in ConTeXt which can do this. The only
>> way is to cut the A4 in two A5, Use 2Side imposing scheme and print
>> the the A5 paper…
>
> Many thanks for your reply, Willy.
>
> Is there no way to add a new \setuparranging? I think it may be useful
> to others.

see page-imp.* (still wondering if we should have these definitions 
loaded on demand)

> Cutting paper is not an option for me, since I don’t have a printer. I
> have to print in copyshops. And A4 is the only option.


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* Re: basic question on imposition
  2014-05-16 17:47     ` Hans Hagen
@ 2014-05-16 19:13       ` Pablo Rodriguez
  2014-05-16 21:52         ` Hans Hagen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Rodriguez @ 2014-05-16 19:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mailing list for ConTeXt users

On 05/16/2014 07:47 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:
> On 5/16/2014 7:06 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
>> On 05/14/2014 09:37 PM, Willi Egger wrote:
>>>
>>> there is no imposing scheme in ConTeXt which can do this. The only
>>> way is to cut the A4 in two A5, Use 2Side imposing scheme and print
>>> the the A5 paper…
>>
>> Many thanks for your reply, Willy.
>>
>> Is there no way to add a new \setuparranging? I think it may be useful
>> to others.
> 
> see page-imp.* (still wondering if we should have these definitions 
> loaded on demand)

Many thanks for the tip, Hans.

After reading page-imp.mkiv, I have realized that 2*4*2 does the job,
but only with 16 pages.

Wouldn’t it be possible to extend the definition of the 2*4*2, so that
it works with any given number of pages?

Sorry, but I must admit that the contents of page-imp.mkiv are almost
Greek to me.

Many thanks for your help,


Pablo
-- 
http://www.ousia.tk
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* Re: basic question on imposition
  2014-05-16 19:13       ` Pablo Rodriguez
@ 2014-05-16 21:52         ` Hans Hagen
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Hans Hagen @ 2014-05-16 21:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: ntg-context

On 5/16/2014 9:13 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
> On 05/16/2014 07:47 PM, Hans Hagen wrote:
>> On 5/16/2014 7:06 PM, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
>>> On 05/14/2014 09:37 PM, Willi Egger wrote:
>>>>
>>>> there is no imposing scheme in ConTeXt which can do this. The only
>>>> way is to cut the A4 in two A5, Use 2Side imposing scheme and print
>>>> the the A5 paper…
>>>
>>> Many thanks for your reply, Willy.
>>>
>>> Is there no way to add a new \setuparranging? I think it may be useful
>>> to others.
>>
>> see page-imp.* (still wondering if we should have these definitions
>> loaded on demand)
>
> Many thanks for the tip, Hans.
>
> After reading page-imp.mkiv, I have realized that 2*4*2 does the job,
> but only with 16 pages.
>
> Wouldn’t it be possible to extend the definition of the 2*4*2, so that
> it works with any given number of pages?
>
> Sorry, but I must admit that the contents of page-imp.mkiv are almost
> Greek to me.

you have to bribe Willi who is the imposition, folding, book 
construction master and can envision those things

Hans

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